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Timeline of Kuwait City

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Timeline of Kuwait City

The following is a timeline of the history of Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait, and its metro surroundings.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1899 - Treaty with British signed.

    • 20th century

  • 1904 - Seif Palace construction begins.
  • 1912 - U.S. mission established.
  • 1915 - Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah becomes governor of Kuwait City.
  • 1921
  • City wall built.
  • Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes sultan.
  • 1930 - Kuwait Municipality established.
  • 1936 - Central Library established.
  • 1948 - Population: 80,000 (estimate).
  • 1950s - Hawally development begins near city.
  • 1951 - Urban master plan commissioned.
  • 1957
  • City wall taken down.
  • Kuwait National Museum founded.
  • 1961 - Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development headquartered in city.
  • 1962
  • City becomes part of newly established Capital Governorate; Nasir Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor.
  • Al-Watan newspaper begins publication.
  • 1963 - National Assembly of Kuwait headquartered in city.
  • 1965 - Kuwait Transport Company established; public transit begins (initially from city to Fahaheel).
  • 1966 - Kuwait University established.
  • 1967 - Arab Towns Organization headquartered in Kaifan.
  • 1970 - Urban master plan commissioned (approximate date).
  • 1972 - Al-Qabas newspaper begins publication.
  • 1974 - 7 February: 1974 attack on the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait.
  • 1975 - International School of Pakistan established in Al Farwaniyah.
  • 1976
  • Al-Anba newspaper begins publication.
  • Kuwait Water Towers built.
  • 1979
  • Kuwait Towers built.
  • Salim Sabah Nasir Mubarak I becomes governor (approximate date).
  • Jahra Governorate established near city.
  • 1980 - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquartered in city.
  • 1982 - Kuwait National Assembly Building and Al-Fahed Mosque built.
  • 1983
  • 12 December: 1983 Kuwait bombings.
  • Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah (cultural entity) established.[1]
  • 1985 - Jabir Abdallah Jabir Abdallah II becomes governor.
  • 1986 - Grand Mosque (Kuwait) and Al-Marzook Medical Center and Mosque built.
  • 1988
  • Lycée Français de Koweït established in Salmiya.
  • Farwaniya Governorate established near city.
  • 1990 - 2–4 August: Invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces.
  • 1991 - February: Iraqis ousted.
  • 1993
  • Liberation Tower (Kuwait) and Al-Mubarrah Community Center built.
  • Urban master plan created by Kuwait Municipality.
  • 1994 - National Library of Kuwait headquartered in city.
  • 1995 - Population: 28,747 in Kuwait City.
  • 1998 - Al-Sharq Waterfront built.
  • 1999 - Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate established near city.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Population: 388,532 in Capital Governorate (estimate).
  • 2002 - April: 2002 West Asian Games held.
  • 2003
  • Museum of Modern Art opens.
  • Urban master plan created.
  • 2004
  • Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Tower built.
  • American University of Kuwait opens in Salmiya.
  • 2005 - Dar Al Awadi Tower built in Sharq.
  • 2006 - 29 June: Kuwaiti general election, 2006 held; the first including women voters.
  • 2008 - Kuwait International Airport new terminal built.
  • 2009 - Arraya Tower built.
  • 2011 - Al Hamra Tower built.
  • 2014 - Population: 538,053 in Capital Governorate; (plus nearby urban areas: 1,094,576 in Farwaniya Governorate, 898,401 in Hawalli Governorate, and 232,428 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate).

    • References

    Timeline of Kuwait City Wikipedia
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